E D Skinner

Fiction, facts, and philosophy

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Load Development, Part Three
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5/6/13

Two series of test loads have been fired downrange in the Ransom Rest in pursuit of an accurate load for some 155 grain Moly-coated LSWCs I have on-hand.

Tri-Brain
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5/6/13

The Doing Brain

This brain rides the bicycle, throws the ball, drives the car and makes the shot. It knows how to coordinate eye, hand, arm and foot so everything acts in concert. It works best if left to its own. It can learn new things by imitation but it needs repetition to get it down. And while you can do other things while riding or driving, don’t talk to the Doing brain while it’s doing. Just let it “do” and everything will come out fine.

Load Development, Part Two
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5/1/13

Fortunately, Hodgdon’s on-line database does and, better still, it includes loads for two powders I actually have on-hand, Hodgdons Clays and Winchester 231.

Load Development, Part One
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4/30/13

The ammo shortage recently had me checking my storage bins, drawers and shelves out in the garage.

Jesus versus The Christ
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4/29/13

Who was Jesus? Who is The Christ? Are they the same or was the reality molded to become a stronger unifying influence – with all good intent, mind you – by the early church?

Debbie Does Drupal
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4/24/13

For an hour, my toes touched bottom no more than for a few fleeting moments and, my ego is relieved to report, I was not alone in the deep end. Repeated blank looks were the only answer to the presenter’s occasional, “Are there any questions?”

The Calendar is Up!
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4/18/13

Look on the left for the “Shooters to the Line!” list of the next five events, and also at the top of the display via the “Calendar” button in the main menu.

Back in the Virtual Saddle
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4/8/13

The difference is in dealing with the inevitable “Oops!”

Short Staple Match
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4/5/13

In a staple match, everyone puts a buck into the kitty and a single staple into the center of each target. When the line is called, the first to shoot away their target’s staple wins. It has to be completely gone.

An Adventure!
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4/4/13

It’s a five-day class but it takes more than one to get there and I need another day to get semi-adjusted to the local time before I teach, and then about the same coming home. So all in all, it’s a nine or ten day effort.